Identification of eQTLs using different sets of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with carcass and body composition traits in pigs

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the traits included in the association studies, which were partially described by Almeida et al. [24]

TRAIT	N	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	CV	SD
SW (kg)	72	132.7	107.0	160.0	8.24	10.93
CCY (%)	72	69.9	66.4	73.0	1.76	1.23
LEA (cm²)	72	44.3	23.4	57.2	11.69	5.17
BFT (cm)	72	14.7	9.9	23.1	17.21	2.53
IMF (%)	72	2.6	0.2	8.4	52.26	1.23

SW (kg) Slaughter weight in kg, CCY (%) Cold carcass yield as a percentage of the slaughter weight, LEA (cm²) Ultrasound-based loin eye area measured between the 10^th and 11^th ribs, BFT (cm) Backfat thickness measured by ultrasound at the 10^th rib, IMF (%) Intramuscular fat content in percentage, N Number of records, CV (%) Coefficient of variation, SD Phenotypic standard deviation

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